P H O T O E S S AY June beauty. Just north of Price Lake (Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 296.7) are the quiet waters of Sims Pond. A loop hike can take you around it, or view from the Sims Overlook, at Milepost 295.9. July view of Grandfather Mountain. Near Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 305, mountain ash showcases its bright red berries-a favorite food of hummingbirds and black bears-as Grandfather Mountain's MacRae Peak and Calloway Peak rise starkly on the horizon. 38 BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COMhttp://www.BLUERIDGECOUNTRY.COM